Posts Tagged ‘PAYE’

Boris Johnson boldly set out the case for ending universal entitlement to Child Benefit yesterday. But accountants question whether the Coalition Government knows what it is doing or how the ti...
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Someone really should have a little word with Chuka Umunna. He's so far off base in his most recent pronouncement that it's embarrassing. For the thing is that companies do not pay tax. Never, not a s...
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Most pensioners need all the financial help they can get, but a little-known quirk of National Insurance Contributions (NICs) rules means many may pay more tax than necessary. Even more will be affect...
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Ken Livingstone, who attacked tax avoiders as “rich b*****ds” who should “not be allowed to vote”, is the latest high earner to be ‘outed’ as using a personal company potentially to avoid ...
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Big business gets a better deal from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) than small firms and ordinary taxpayers, according to an investigation by MPs. HMRC denies the allegations in the Public Accounts C...
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has discovered that 1.2m paid an average of £600 less tax than they should have done last year, while up to 3.5m are due refunds worth an average of £340. Are you a w...
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is opening up a new front in the war against tax evasion; cyberspace. Its new plan to raise tax from the booming virtual economy could affect many more people than any ...
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) denies profiting from tax refund delays which leading accountants claim are becoming more widespread and make taxpayers wait months to get back what they are due. The d...
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In addition to Pay As You Earn (PAYE) errors affecting more than 5.7m people revealed earlier this year, accountants now say two more areas of systematic bungling by the taxman are coming to light whi...
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Many people would like to pay less tax and enjoy more freedom to choose how they spend what they earn. So, even if you – like me – have little or no interest in politics, the midterm elections in ...
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